Local baseball, softball state openers postponed again

The District 11 champion Parkland Trojans must wait another day to play their PIAA Class 4A baseball opener. (DONNA FISHER/THE MORNING CALL)

The Parkland baseball team will have to wait another day to open the state tournament.

The Trojans' PIAA Class 4A opener against District 1 No. 3 seed Owen J. Roberts has been postponed for a second straight day because of rain. Parkland and Owen J. Roberts will try to play again Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Easton High School.

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Parkland last played Tuesday, May 26, when it beat Easton 4-3 in the District 11 Class 4A title game. Owen J. Roberts played Thursday, winning its third-place game against West Chester East.

This is Parkland's third straight trip to the PIAA Class 4A tournament. The Trojans have lost state openers to District 1 teams each of the past two years.

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The local PIAA softball games scheduled for today have also been postponed. Palmerton's Class 2A game against St. Basil Academy will take place Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School.

Tuesday's scheduled softball doubleheader at Allentown's Patriots Park was also rescheduled for Wednesday. Bethlehem Catholic meets Jersey Shore at 5 p.m. in a Class 3A game. Parkland takes on Avon Grove in a 4A game at 7 p.m.